Consider the Lilies: An Appalachian Requiem

For SATB choir, Soprano solo, and Chamber orchestra

I. A Parable

Text:

Consider the lilies, look how they grow, O how they grow! King Solomon, in all his glory, holds no candle to such as these.

Requiem aeternam, dona eis Domine. Et lux perpetua, luceat eis.

Kyrie eleison. Christe Eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Text: Luke 12:27, adpt. Trad. Latin from Missa pro defunctis

Eternal rest, grant them, Lord. And perpetual light, shine on them.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Music: Timothy Michael Powell for my wife Jen, and my sons Danny and Patrick Composed in memory of my daugher, Cecilia Kathryn "Lily Kate" Powell August 30, 2007 - August 17, 2017